Category Archives: Sports

At What Price Victory?

Posted on September 18, 2023 by admin

As a teenager, DeSanto Rollins dreamed of playing SEC football and parlaying his experience into a career in the NFL. Then injuries piled up, his in-game speed slowed down, and he found himself on the scout team at Ole Miss. … Continue reading →

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The Thrill of Victory

Posted on August 28, 2023 by admin

As the father of a Division I football player, I know how much time it takes student-athletes to prepare their bodies to excel at the sports they play. Strength and conditioning, practice, and film review take at least 20 hours … Continue reading →

Posted in MSMS Stuff, Sports | 18 Comments

Rah, Rah, Sis-Boom-Bah

Posted on August 26, 2022 by admin

Most MSMS students have friends back home who will miss class time for pep rallies today. MSMS cannot field a football team for obvious reasons. We don’t have enough students to field a competitive team. Students do not have enough … Continue reading →

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My Snow Day…

Posted on February 16, 2021 by admin

…was better than yours! This almost makes up for all the times I’ve biked or jogged up that hill to ward off the middle aged spread.

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Numbers Game

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Thomas_Easterling

Of the eight million student athletes who play high school sports, about 480,000 will compete in college–a whopping six percent. An even tinier portion of those student athletes will compete in a sport professionally. Parents go nuts at youth sporting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Most Painful Super Bowl Ad

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Thomas_Easterling

Last night’s Super Bowl was just what the NFL needed: an exciting, well-played game, largely devoid of controversy, full of compelling drama. The ads, however, were duds. The Alexa commercial was clever. The NFL’s house ads with Eli Manning and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Football and Other Loves

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Thomas_Easterling

I planned this week to have students think about whether or not they believed in the necessity of “safe spaces” and “trigger warnings” in education. I’m somewhat of a skeptic on the matter, and found myself applauding a recent letter … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Mississippi Cliches

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Thomas_Easterling

The Netflix documentary series Last Chance U offers a behind-the-scenes look at the players, coaches, and staff members at the most successful junior college football team in Mississippi, the East Mississippi Lions. The show sugar coats nothing: players’ troubled pasts, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Help me help myself

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Thomas_Easterling

It’s February. The second semester is in full swing. So I must be worried about all things academic, right? Not quite. The spring soccer season has also started, and if I have to hear the same pump music my kids … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Now it’s time to PUMP my kids up

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Thomas_Easterling

Yes, practices have started for fall soccer: it’s time to get suggestions from students regarding the music they think will get my kids’ adrenal medulla working overtime while they ride in the minivan to the soccer fields. ‘Cause hey, it’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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